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1. An apparatus for decoding and reconstructing a scrambled audio video signal, comprising: a processor; a tuner coupled with said processor, said tuner tuning a particular portion of a scrambled incoming audio/video signal in accordance with instructions from said microprocessor; a video module coupled with said tuner for descrambling a video portion of said scrambled audio/video signal received by said tuner; said video module including a video processor for adding video enhancements selected from the group of adding a three dimensional aspect, brightness control, color control and tint control to a descrambled video signal received from said video module.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each element may be provided in a removable snap-in module.
3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said apparatus is individually, remotely addressable.
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May 2, 2000
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